The Omaha World Herald and Lincoln Journal Star have released their All-State Football and Volleyball selections for the seasons completed in November. 

Area athletes honored include:

All-State Football

Class D2 – from Falls City Sacred Heart 

Austin Malone – senior as a Defensive back in World Herald as an Athlete in Lincoln Journal Star.

Sawyer Kearn – senior – running back in Lincoln Journal Star.

Zavan Kirkendall – senior – linebacker – Lincoln Journal Star.

Class C-2 – from Freeman – Scott Adams – Senior – defensive line – Lincoln Journal Star.

Jacob Buhr – senior – linebacker – Lincoln Journal Star.

Class C-1 -  from Syracuse – Matt Clark – Senior – Offensive linemen – Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World Herald. 

The following players earned Honorable Mention All-State in one or both of the newspapsers.

Class C-1  

Falls City – Jordy Stoller, Tucker Merz, Jack Hartman, Payton Adams and Brendon Heckinlively. 

Auburn – Quintin Boden, Nate Moran, Dallas Yates, Rex Harmon, Joey Dunn. 

Johnson County Central – Zac Borrenpohl, Ryan Teten. 

Syracuse – Will Neels, Connor Cameron, Ty Snyder, Trey Mueller. 

Class C-2

 Freeman – Gabe Von Engen,  Devin Dorn, Tyler Bahr.

Class D-1

Pawnee City – Cory Kettelhake, Ted Gyhra, Voy Pearson.

Diller-Odell – Brady McMurray,  Austin Vitosh, Ely Roch. 

Class D-2

Falls City Sacred Heart – Logan Scheitel, Reggie Johansen, Bailey Witt,  Sawyer Kean, Zavan Kirkendall. 

Johnson-Brock – Brady Clark,  Trey Stutheit. 

Lewiston – Ryan Husa.